Gently vs. Subtly — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Gently and Subtly
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Gently
Considerate or kindly in disposition; amiable and tender.
Subtly
So slight as to be difficult to detect or describe; elusive
A subtle smile.
Gently
Not harsh or severe; mild and soft
A gentle scolding.
A gentle tapping at the window.
Subtly
Difficult to understand; abstruse
An argument whose subtle point was lost on her opponent.
Gently
Easily managed or handled; docile
A gentle horse.
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Subtly
Able to make fine distinctions
A subtle mind.
Gently
Not steep or sudden; gradual
A gentle incline.
Subtly
Operating in a hidden, usually injurious way; insidious
A subtle poison.
Gently
Of good family; wellborn
A child of gentle birth.
Subtly
Characterized by skill or ingenuity; clever.
Gently
Suited to one of good breeding; refined and polite
A gentle greeting to a stranger.
Subtly
Crafty or sly; devious.
Gently
(Archaic) Noble; chivalrous
A gentle knight.
Subtly
With subtleness, in a subtle manner; with cleverness rather than brute force.
Gently
One of good birth or relatively high station.
Subtly
In a subtle manner; slyly; artfully; cunningly.
Thou seest how subtly to detain thee I devise.
Gently
To make less severe or intense
The peaceful sunset gentled her dreadful mood.
Subtly
Nicely; delicately.
In the nice bee what sense so subtly true.
Subtly communicating itself to my sensibilities, but evading the analysis of my mind.
Gently
To soothe, as by stroking; pacify.
Subtly
Deceitfully; delusively.
Gently
To tame or break (a horse).
Subtly
In a subtle manner;
Late nineteenth-century French opera at its most beautiful, subtly romantic with a twilight melancholy
Gently
(Obsolete) To raise to the status of a noble.
Gently
Without strong force or quickness: softly, lightly.
Gently
In a gentle manner; to a gentle degree.
Gently
Quietly: without much noise or motion.
Gently
(historical) From a gentle or high-class family.
Gently
(obsolete) In the manner of one of gentle birth; in a manner that reflects the traditional virtues of the gentry: courteously, nobly.
Gently
In a gentle manner.
My mistress gently chides the fault I made.
Gently
In a gradual manner;
A gently sloping terrain
Gently
In a gentle manner;
He talked gently to the injured animal
Gently
With little weight or force;
She kissed him lightly on the forehead
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